Qualifying Round Group 1
| 1 | England |
| 2 | Northern Ireland |
| 3 | EIRE |
| 4 | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Denmark |
Qualifying Round Group 3
| 1 | Spain |
| 2 | Yugoslavia |
| 3 | Romania |
| 4 | Cyprus |
Qualifying Round Group 4
| 1 | Netherlands |
| 2 | Poland |
| 3 | DDR |
| 4 | Suisse |
| 5 | Iceland |
Qualifying Round Group 5
| 1 | Czechoslovakia |
| 2 | France |
| 3 | Sweden |
| 4 | Luxembourg |
Malta EC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 7 |
25/10/1978 | Wales |
7 0 |
Malta |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 7 |
25/02/1979 | Malta |
0 0 |
Germany |
D |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 7 |
18/03/1979 | Turkey |
2 1 |
Malta |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 7 |
02/06/1979 | Malta |
0 2 |
Wales |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 7 |
28/10/1979 | Malta |
1 2 |
Turkey |
L |
|||
| EC Qualifiers |
Qualifying Round Group 7 |
27/02/1980 | Germany |
8 0 |
Malta |
L |
Malta WC Qualifiers 1980
| Date | Stadium | Home | Away | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WC Qualifiers |
WC Qualifiers Group 7 |
07/12/1980 | Malta |
0 2 |
Poland |
L |
